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foreign policy today it's all the players you wouldn't hope to see it's your libya egypt senate and it's not just the countries it's the it's the people in the dictators in those countries that are hiring our lobbyists are hiring our public relations firms so mubarak's egypt features prominently in my book khadafi features prominently in my book syria is in the book all of these people who most americans when they think of foreign policy they think well who are the real bogeyman out there iran even has foreign lobbyists working in the u.s. and so when you whenever you think who is the sort of bad guys are in the world chances are they've got a lobbyist fighting for them right now. you know i didn't even know that this was happening to the extent that you really lay out it was really shocking for me i mean this is not legal i mean what are these legal cobbett that cobbett that people are going through to do this yeah unfortunately in our current system it's perfectly legal if you're a foreign government you're prohibited from making campaign contributions so you can directly donate money
foreign policy today it's all the players you wouldn't hope to see it's your libya egypt senate and it's not just the countries it's the it's the people in the dictators in those countries that are hiring our lobbyists are hiring our public relations firms so mubarak's egypt features prominently in my book khadafi features prominently in my book syria is in the book all of these people who most americans when they think of foreign policy they think well who are the real bogeyman out there iran...
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euro's worth of aid to egypt at the height of what some are saying the biggest protests in the history of the struggling euro zone what do you make about the handout. the. party shoes will try and buy influence obviously we've. farms and egypt is a specific case where we want to try to keep them on our side and that probably what that is about but you're probably not a good idea when you're trying to save money markets pollie a financial adviser and wealth manager thank you for joining us live from london. well i do stay with us if you can hear on r.t. our continued coverage of the e.u. mega strike workers continue to unite against austerity. so good to have you with us here on r.t. today syria's foreign form of rebel coalition is collecting international approval of france's the first western states a recognize it as the sole voice of the syrian people other european nations and the u.s. which was behind the group set up stopped just short of doing the same by the rebel coalition was made up of various opposition factions after marathon talks in qatar capital doha and washington says
euro's worth of aid to egypt at the height of what some are saying the biggest protests in the history of the struggling euro zone what do you make about the handout. the. party shoes will try and buy influence obviously we've. farms and egypt is a specific case where we want to try to keep them on our side and that probably what that is about but you're probably not a good idea when you're trying to save money markets pollie a financial adviser and wealth manager thank you for joining us live...
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of all places what you make of that well i think if if they decide to egypt needs to develop that's fine i'm not saying that we should draw the drawbridge is a not give support to other peoples in other countries internationally i don't have a liquid little england approach to this i'm saying that our governments the european institutions need to think again about the approach that they're taking it is clearly not working look what the approach of the troika has done to greece and the people see people in greece they can't get their cancer drugs they can't get enough the society is falling to pieces that is a made sin in greece which has failed we do not want that coming to britain or any other parts of europe it's time for a change of policy any sensible person can see that we need a different approach kate hudson from the n.t. cuts coalition of resistance group a pleasure to have you on our to today thank you thank you. so if you can do stay with us here on r.t. for our coverage of the e.u. strikers workers continue to unite against austerity. this is r.t. syria's foreign formed r
of all places what you make of that well i think if if they decide to egypt needs to develop that's fine i'm not saying that we should draw the drawbridge is a not give support to other peoples in other countries internationally i don't have a liquid little england approach to this i'm saying that our governments the european institutions need to think again about the approach that they're taking it is clearly not working look what the approach of the troika has done to greece and the people...
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egypt strongly condemns what israel is doing in gaza. this is an unacceptable act, and we deeply condemn it. >> what has changed since the war? the west and israel have lost their most reliable friend, and egypt's president mubarak. they saw him as an indispensable part of the solution at times like this. >> heightened tensions in the middle east tonight. in other news from around the world, the united nations secretary general ban ki moon has set a report on the failure to attack civilians. -- has said a report on the failure to attack civilians will have a profound impact. in iraq, simultaneous car bomb attacks across the country have killed at least 17 people. dozens were injured. the attack struck baghdad and other cities. it is not clear if the attacks are the work of one group. across europe, tens ofhousands have taken to the streets in protest of rising unemployment and government austerity measures. workers in spain, portugal, greece, and italy went out on strike. gary hewitt reports. >> hundred of thousands packed madrid to prot
egypt strongly condemns what israel is doing in gaza. this is an unacceptable act, and we deeply condemn it. >> what has changed since the war? the west and israel have lost their most reliable friend, and egypt's president mubarak. they saw him as an indispensable part of the solution at times like this. >> heightened tensions in the middle east tonight. in other news from around the world, the united nations secretary general ban ki moon has set a report on the failure to attack...
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a bloody offensive seize key regional player egypt cutting off its diplomatic ties with israel and it's speculation that the flow of islamic fighters could soon head into gaza. and rising up against austerity millions of europeans sign up for block wide action against cuts with mass protests provoking the very heavy arm of the little. live from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with international news and comment twenty four hours a day israel has launched a deadly military offensive against gaza with fighter jets and warships attacking the occupied territory the operation began with the airstrike assassination of the military leader of hamas the palestinian group pledged to open the gates of hell in return ation well for more let's now cross live to tom barton he's in tel aviv so tom what can you tell us at this stage. well the situation down on the south in the south of israel and also in gaza continues to escalate the moment israeli jets are still drawing sites throughout gaza twenty sites specifically mentioned by israeli defense sources they say they want to destroy terror
a bloody offensive seize key regional player egypt cutting off its diplomatic ties with israel and it's speculation that the flow of islamic fighters could soon head into gaza. and rising up against austerity millions of europeans sign up for block wide action against cuts with mass protests provoking the very heavy arm of the little. live from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with international news and comment twenty four hours a day israel has launched a deadly military offensive...
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if they are true to their word it seems that despite diplomatic pressure from from the un from from egypt to threaten who threaten to withdraw their ambassador it seems that there may there is a very real chance that there could be another ground invasion of gaza bringing all the destruction and all the violence that that brought back in with operation cast lead tom thanks very much indeed for that live update from tel aviv no doubt more from you throughout the day are tom barton there what i'm now joined live by political analyst dr honey el bassoons he's speaking to me live from inside gaza itself tell us what is happening where you are now. well we witness for the boss of three hours a wide scale attack on the gaza strip by the israeli military forces so many targets killing more than mine. and one did more than thirty five civilians up to this moment but this has began with. assisting nation of hamas leader ahmed jobbery he's one of the senior leaders of hamas and i think he's been wanted by the israeli military forces for the past many years such attack on the gaza strip for the boss
if they are true to their word it seems that despite diplomatic pressure from from the un from from egypt to threaten who threaten to withdraw their ambassador it seems that there may there is a very real chance that there could be another ground invasion of gaza bringing all the destruction and all the violence that that brought back in with operation cast lead tom thanks very much indeed for that live update from tel aviv no doubt more from you throughout the day are tom barton there what i'm...
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hamas military leader and as we know this afternoon seven were dead two of which were children and egypt's muslim brotherhood has condemned israel's aggressive response to hamas rockets threatening to pull the egyptian ambassador from israel the muslim brotherhood's political wing j.-p. said in a statement that israel's return to the policy of assignation of leaders in the palestinian struggle groups shows that there's really occupation wants to drag the region toward instability the statement added that the occupying state has to understand that the changes the arab region especially egypt have witnessed will not permit the palestinian people be put under the hold of the israeli offensive in the same way as in the past what's perhaps most troubling is the deafening silence from the obama administration just today obama gave his first press conference since being reelected where he touched upon a whole range of global issues and surprisingly there was no mention of the declaration of war against america's closest ally in the middle east and surprising to. it goes without saying that israel
hamas military leader and as we know this afternoon seven were dead two of which were children and egypt's muslim brotherhood has condemned israel's aggressive response to hamas rockets threatening to pull the egyptian ambassador from israel the muslim brotherhood's political wing j.-p. said in a statement that israel's return to the policy of assignation of leaders in the palestinian struggle groups shows that there's really occupation wants to drag the region toward instability the statement...
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i think we actually had an effect in egypt. and one of the things that we have done at the bipartisan policy matter is to cod fie that effect. what did america do in egypt that might have helped a little bit in the arab springs? >> we have time for up with more question. hi. i'm matt. the senior policy annalist -- focusing on public diplomacy. [inaudible] bringing down the soviet union. what is the purpose now. the war of idea or against violent extremism. i'm hoping we have a better more grand strategic purpose. i was wondering for i could get your thoughts on that. >> sure. great. terrific. thank you for the question. the war of idea still a viable concept? or did we move past that? >> i think it's the most viable concept. i have to say that during the transition, i was warned by all the transition people not use that term. and i think i don't know whether the term has been banned or not. i understand that. war we don't like war. we like ideas. so i do think whatever you want to call it. ideological dr competition of idea is
i think we actually had an effect in egypt. and one of the things that we have done at the bipartisan policy matter is to cod fie that effect. what did america do in egypt that might have helped a little bit in the arab springs? >> we have time for up with more question. hi. i'm matt. the senior policy annalist -- focusing on public diplomacy. [inaudible] bringing down the soviet union. what is the purpose now. the war of idea or against violent extremism. i'm hoping we have a better more...
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. >> so you mentioned the egypt n egyptians in the past, given the instability right now in egypt, is the new egyptian government poised at all to play a role here? >> i mean in the old days under mubarak you have the intelligence chief who passed from the scene try to broker something between israelis and hamas. he had good contacts with the palestinians and the israelis. you got a different situation here. i mean, hamas is -- as you know, an outgrowth of the muslim brotherhood. i think morrissy will try to walk a fine line, particularly if they're increasing civilian casualties in gaza between blasting, but preserving his relationship and the economic support in the assistance he needs from the international community. he did noes the no wan -- >> aaron david miller, thank you so much with the woodrow wilson international center. good to see you. >> a pleasure. >>> as we reported, president barack obama just lashed out at two republican senators. john mccain and lindsey graham, at his news conference in washington. senators graham and mccain said today that they would block the pres
. >> so you mentioned the egypt n egyptians in the past, given the instability right now in egypt, is the new egyptian government poised at all to play a role here? >> i mean in the old days under mubarak you have the intelligence chief who passed from the scene try to broker something between israelis and hamas. he had good contacts with the palestinians and the israelis. you got a different situation here. i mean, hamas is -- as you know, an outgrowth of the muslim brotherhood. i...
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we also know that egypt has removed its ambassador to israel. and we're getting that information just as we speak. there are a lot of rumors right now but we talked directly to the military spokeswoman who told us that israel is considering whether or not it will perform a ground war in gaza. right now they are holding off, but they are bringing reservists in just to be prepared in case they think that a ground war is necessary. for now we're hearing that there are continued air strikes. and there is some action from the mediterranean just off of gaza where israeli warships are shooting into gaza. we are also hearing from the militants inside gaza saying they have also targeted the israe israeli naval ships anchored. a lot of action and expected to be more overnight. >> a situation unfolding right now. sara sidner, we'll stay in close touch with you. let's dig in deeper. right now joining us israeli ambassador michael oren. ambassador, thanks for coming in. is there not only going to be air strikes from naval vessels in the mediterranean but is
we also know that egypt has removed its ambassador to israel. and we're getting that information just as we speak. there are a lot of rumors right now but we talked directly to the military spokeswoman who told us that israel is considering whether or not it will perform a ground war in gaza. right now they are holding off, but they are bringing reservists in just to be prepared in case they think that a ground war is necessary. for now we're hearing that there are continued air strikes. and...
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. >> there were protests all over the world in egypt, libya, tripoli and may or may not happen 400 miles away in benghazi regardless. but that's what susan rice was saying. there were protests but this was a terrorist act. there was misinformation. we don't know. but to turn that around when four americans died, even ambassador stevens parents said, please stop politicizing the death of my son. they have no shame. >> none of us should walk over the feelings of the families that lost these four american lives. thank you so much for your time. >> thanks. >> coming up, are you sure you want to fight this guy? president obama's very tough and very blunt talk on taxes today. what are republicans saying behind closed doors tonight? plus, the former gop king maker is making all kinds of excuses. wait until you hear who karl rove is blaming his epic fail on. >>> and breaking tonight for the first time we are hearing what mitt romney thinks about why he lost. it was a conference call with his national finance committee and it was explosive. he's talking about african-americans and women. you will
. >> there were protests all over the world in egypt, libya, tripoli and may or may not happen 400 miles away in benghazi regardless. but that's what susan rice was saying. there were protests but this was a terrorist act. there was misinformation. we don't know. but to turn that around when four americans died, even ambassador stevens parents said, please stop politicizing the death of my son. they have no shame. >> none of us should walk over the feelings of the families that lost...
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asked about benghazi, because this is the first press conference he will have held since that attack in egypt that left an ambassador and three others dead. there's going to be a lot of questions today. a lot of things to ask him about. >> he's got a lot of newspapers he needs to read, too, because these developments just pertaining to one of those, the general. stay on it because we're going to come to you live for that news conference and we want to make sure you watch our special coverage of the news conference. wolf blitzer's going to lead our coverage which gets underway at 1:00 this afternoon. itting the ) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) awhat strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. starts with arthritis pain and a choice
asked about benghazi, because this is the first press conference he will have held since that attack in egypt that left an ambassador and three others dead. there's going to be a lot of questions today. a lot of things to ask him about. >> he's got a lot of newspapers he needs to read, too, because these developments just pertaining to one of those, the general. stay on it because we're going to come to you live for that news conference and we want to make sure you watch our special...
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egypt has recalled the ambassador to israel following the killing of a top hamas leader. the palestinian authority isialing the u.n. to condemn what it calls illegal criminal actions. israel says it's just defending itself and will do it again if necessary. leland vittert reports from jerusalem. >> from an israeli drone you can see the car of hamas' military commander driving along a quiet street in gaza city. the missile appeared to come out of nowhere. he didn't have a chance. his car burped to a shell. within hours the israeli air strike killed two more senior hamas militants and destroyed major weapon store ran facility. the assassination marked the start of operation pillar of cloud against hamas and islamic jihad in response to a week of militant rockets launched in southern israel. and the missile attack of an army jeep as shown in this video provided by the attacke attackers. at a press conference israel's prime minister promised "anything needed to defend our citizens." he continued we are ready to bring in more forces if needed. alluding to a ground defense that
egypt has recalled the ambassador to israel following the killing of a top hamas leader. the palestinian authority isialing the u.n. to condemn what it calls illegal criminal actions. israel says it's just defending itself and will do it again if necessary. leland vittert reports from jerusalem. >> from an israeli drone you can see the car of hamas' military commander driving along a quiet street in gaza city. the missile appeared to come out of nowhere. he didn't have a chance. his car...
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this will be his first press conference since that september 11th attack in egypt that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. as well, would you expect them to be asked about cabinet -- or, pardon me -- in libya, and you would expect him to be asked about the cab -- potential cabinet shake-ups as well. you said he hasn't had an extended press conference since march. that's true. there are a lot of outstanding questions, and he will be asked probably about all of them today, suzanne. >> imagine it's going to be taking a while to get through all of these, and the priorities -- i mean, you're right. he hasn't really faced the press for a lot of those tough questions in a long time. do we think that now entering a second administration he is going to feel more comfortable in taking questions from the press corps, or is he going to take a more friendly, you know, audience when he goes to "the view" or late-night comedy shows instead? >> you know, i don't know. obviously we saw -- i don't think we're going to be seeing him as much on, say, "the view" and some of
this will be his first press conference since that september 11th attack in egypt that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. as well, would you expect them to be asked about cabinet -- or, pardon me -- in libya, and you would expect him to be asked about the cab -- potential cabinet shake-ups as well. you said he hasn't had an extended press conference since march. that's true. there are a lot of outstanding questions, and he will be asked probably about all of them...
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this will be the first press conference since that attack in egypt that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. and i wouldn't be surprised as well, carol, if he gets questions about looming cabinet appointments. >> i bet he will. news conferences used to be a regular occurrence with the president. any chance these will happen more frequently? >> reporter: i don't know. we did see in the campaign that the president preferred to, instead, do sbrinterviews with local stations and use social media. obviously when there's a press conference with the white house press corps and we're all very intensely familiar with his record, it's clear that the white house has felt that the downside of a misstep has far outweighed the benefit they would get from this. however, it would be very unusual if president obama did not have this press conference after an election. this is sort of the norm that a president does this. george w. bush had one two days after he was re-elected. clinton, three days after he was elected. reagan actually had one the morning after he was re-el
this will be the first press conference since that attack in egypt that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. and i wouldn't be surprised as well, carol, if he gets questions about looming cabinet appointments. >> i bet he will. news conferences used to be a regular occurrence with the president. any chance these will happen more frequently? >> reporter: i don't know. we did see in the campaign that the president preferred to, instead, do sbrinterviews with local...